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Introduction to nonimaging optics

Introduction to Nonimaging Optics covers the theoretical foundations and design methods of nonimaging optics, as well as key concepts from related fields.

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Main Author: Chaves, Julio (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton CRC Press [2016]
Edition:Second edition
Subjects:
Solar collectors
Optics
Reflectors, Lighting
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Nonimaging Optics;
  • 1: Why Use Nonimaging Optics;
  • 2: Fundamental Concepts;
  • 3: Design of Two-Dimensional Concentrators;
  • 4: Étendue and the Winston-Welford Design Method;
  • 5: Vector Flux;
  • 6: Combination of Primaries with Flow-Line Secondaries;
  • 7: Stepped Flow-Line Nonimaging Optics;
  • 8: Luminaires;
  • 9: Miñano-Benitez Design Method (Simultaneous Multiple Surface)
  • 10: Wavefronts for Prescribed Output
  • 11: Infinitesimal Étendue Optics;
  • 12: Köhler Optics and Color-Mixing;
  • 13: The Miñano Design Method Using Poisson Brackets;
  • Section II: Geometrical Optics;
  • 14: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Geometrical Optics;
  • 15: Rays and Wavefronts;
  • 16: Reflection and Refraction;
  • 17: Symmetry;
  • 18: Étendue in Phase Space;
  • 19: Classical Mechanics and Geometrical Optics;
  • 20: Radiometry, Photometry, and Radiation Heat Transfer;
  • 21: Plane Curves

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